Aluminum box sealer

ABSTRACT

A method and apparatus to close boxes made out of aluminum foil like the ones used in supermarkets. The boxes are made to be closed by hand, manually crimping the open aluminum foil around the base against the edge of the lid. The apparatus is hand held and operated by rolling it around the edge of the open aluminum foil base. It will form the edge of the seal against the lid, thus closing the box. The result of this invention is an aluminum foil box sealer that safely and quickly seals the lid against the base of the aluminum foil base.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an aluminum foil box sealer for use insupermarkets, kitchens, shops, home or wherever aluminum foil boxes arefound. At present time, theses boxes are closed by hand using fingers tocrimp the edge over the lid. A time consuming situation and unsafe tothe user fingers. The aluminum foil box sealer will efficiently andeffectively seal the boxes for the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide analuminum foil box sealer composed of simple, inexpensive and lightcomponents for the users of the aluminum foil boxes. The aluminum foilbox sealer provides a simple and economical way to close these boxes

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the aluminum foil box sealer in theprocess of crimping the edges of the aluminum foil box. The aluminumfoil box is shown in a cross sectional view.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the aluminum foil box sealer

FIG. 3 is a cross section view of the aluminum foil box sealer. Thisrendition would be typical for home, shop or supermarket use

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the aluminum foil box sealer

FIG. 5 is a top view showing the aluminum foil box sealer in the processof crimping the edges of the aluminum foil box.

FIG. 6 shows another rendition of the aluminum foil box sealer with asmaller forming wheel and accessories mounted to the housing like a foodthermometer and a pencil. This rendition would be typical for commercialkitchen use

DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Please refer to FIG. 3. The aluminum foil box sealer of the presentinvention includes a forming wheel 1 held in place to the housing 2 bybushings 3 and 4. A belt clip is shown fastened to one side of thehousing by the 2 bushings. Bushing 3 functions as a bearing for theforming wheel. The other bushing holds the entire assembly in place.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 showing the aluminum foil box sealerheld by the hand of the user in the process of crimping the edge of thealuminum foil box

Please refer to FIG. 6 displaying another rendition of the aluminum foilbox sealer. This rendition is designed for commercial restaurantkitchens and contains a smaller forming wheel 1 mounted in a housing 9designed to hold a food thermometer 10 and a pencil 8

1. An aluminum foil box sealer, comprising of a two piece housing heldin position by two bushings. One bushing functions as the bearing forthe forming wheel. The other bushing holds the entire assembly in place.2. An aluminum foil box sealer of claim 1 further comprising a formingwheel design to crimp the aluminum foil box edge against the lid by handrolling it over the edge of the box.
 3. An aluminum foil box sealer ofclaim 1 further comprising of accessories mounted to the outside of thehousing such as a belt clip
 4. An aluminum foil box sealer of claim 1further comprising other renditions containing a smaller forming wheeland a housing designed to hold a food thermometer, pencil or otheraccessories.
 5. An aluminum foil box sealer, comprising of a machinedesigned to automatically do the manual process explained above.